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Marvan Atapattu
Marvan Samson Atapattu
Born: 22 November 1970, Kalutara
Major Teams: Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Marvan Atapattu
Pronounced: Marvan Atapattu
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break
Test Debut: Sri Lanka v India at Chandigarh, Only Test, 1990/91
Latest Test: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (PSS), 1st Test, 2002
ODI Debut: Sri Lanka v India at Nagpur, 1st ODI, 1990/91
Latest ODI: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS), ICC Champions Trophy, 2002/03
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 21/07/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 59 103 12 3495 223 38.40 10 11 38 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 8 0 24 1 24.00 1-9 0 0 48.0 3.00
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 30/09/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 167 165 20 5477 132* 37.77 66.47 6 42 48 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 8.3 0 41 0 - - 0 0 - 4.82
FIRST-CLASS
(1988/89 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 181 269 46 11394 253* 51.09 37 41 123 0
O R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 217 692 19 36.42 3-19 0 0 68.5 3.18
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1990 - 2002/03; last updated 09/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 214 212 31 7261 132* 40.11 11 52 64 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 13.3 64 1 64.00 1-12 0 0 81.0 4.74
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Kalutura born Marvan Samson Atapattu, a pupil of Ananda College and a quiet,
unassuming man, is right-handed opening batsman. An accomplished technician
and a natural grafter, he has become an important cornerstone of the Sri
Lankan batting, providing a necessary counterbalance to the side's more
flambuoyant strokeplayers. But the early days were tough with five ducks in
his first six innings after making his Test debut in 1990/1. His confidence
shattered, he dropped out of the reckoning before returning again in 1997.
Since then he has settled and scored runs consistently. In Tests he prefers
to open the innings, whereas in ODIs in usually bats at number three,
although he may open in both forms of the game shortly. He can be nervous
starter, recording a high number of ducks in Test cricket (18 in 96
innings), but possesses great powers of concentration once settled and has
an appetite for big scores. He has converted five out of his eight Test
hundreds into double tons, a feat surpassed only by Sir Don Bradman (12),
Wally Hammond (7) and Javed Minandad (6). A balanced batsmen, with precise
footwork, he is Sri Lanka's best player of spin. In 2000 he took over the
vice captaincy of the Sri Lanka side from Mahela Jayawardene.(30.04.2002)
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